CAKE WITH CHILI GANACHE AND RED FIG AND ALMOND COMPOTE

Dark Chocolate Ganache with Chili Pepper Flavored Oil is a spoon dessert where dark chocolate is combined with a definite spicy note imparted by the ExtraVirgin Olive Oil Flavored with Chili Pepper.

Ingredients for the sponge cake

• 6 Eggs
• 500g Sugar
• 500g flour

Stuffing

• 4 Tablespoons of Red Fig and Almond Compote

Bagna

• Sugar
• Water
• Rum

Ingredients for Ganache

• 160g of 70% dark chocolate
• 1/2 Glass of Extra Virgin Chili Pepper Flavored Olive Oil

Proceedings

Beat eggs and sugar for the sponge cake until it forms a mousse. Sift in the Flour and stir the mixture from the bottom up. Once the mixture is placed in the hinge, bake at 180° for 30 to 40 minutes.

Then, fill with the Red Fig and Almond Compote lightened with freshly whipped cream. For the Ganache, melt the Dark Chocolate in a bain-marie (at 90°) and finally add the Chili Flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil and mix with a whisk. Top the filled sponge cake with the Dark Chocolate Chili Ganache.

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Alfio Lo Conte

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Tecnico ed esperto degli oli extravergini di oliva, iscritto nell’Elenco Nazionale sezione Campania. Maestro di frantoio con diploma, conseguito presso International Extravirgin Agency.

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